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Oakland Attractions: What to do & Places to Visit in Oakland

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Jack London Cinema
Jack London Cinema
Ranked #31 of 42 attractions in Oakland
3 of 5 stars 9 reviews
Category: Movie Theaters; Landmarks/ Points of Interest
Nine state of the art movie theaters.
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Oakland History Room
Oakland History Room
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Category: Libraries; History Museums
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Lafayette Square Park
Lafayette Square Park
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Category: Parks
Oakland's historic "Old Man's Park" is a favorite for local residents.
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Rotary Nature Center and Waterfowl Refuge
Rotary Nature Center and Waterfowl Refuge
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Category: Nature/ Wildlife Areas
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Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center
Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center
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Category: Convention Centers
Owner description: Located across from Laney College near Lake Merritt and the Estuary at 10 10th St Oakland, CA 94607 the Oakland Municipal... more » Owner description: Located across from Laney College near Lake Merritt and the Estuary at 10 10th St Oakland, CA 94607 the Oakland Municipal Auditorium (a.k.a. The Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center) includes the 1,900 seat formal Calvin Simmons Theater, and a multi-purpose arena, which seats up to 4,500 people. The Oakland Municipal Auditorium was opened in 1914 has been used for everything from the provision of emergency medical services in the Flu pandemic of 1918, to Grateful Dead and Oakland Ballet performances to the Black Panther Party Black Community Survival Conference and the Green Party Presidential Campaign of Ralph Nader.Mayor Jerry Brown closed the auditorium in 2006, allegedly because of a slight operating deficit, but more likely in an attempt to set up the sale of the property in the booming real estate market of the time. The Convention Center was one of the few large venues staffed by Union workers and many labor unions and left political groups used the hall because it paid the workers decent wages. When Brown closed the hall 20 workers lost good paying union jobs and the community lost a locale for everything from high school graduations to AC/DC concerts. The supposed annual budget savings were $300,000 a year. (City staff recently estimated that in the intervening five years $5,000,000 to $9,000,000 worth of decay had occurred in the property. ) Jobs, public service and economic stimulus of a vital downtown jewel were destroyed due to property speculation. (Even the Citty’s 1% were hurt—the Oakland Ballet which used the Calvin Simmons Theater in the Center became homeless and went out of business for over a year.) The property has been left largely vacant, except for some isolated event rentals since then. In 2011, in a paperwork shuffle the City of Oakland sold the property to its the Redevelopment agency (the City Council is the board of the Redevelopment Agency). « less
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California College of the Arts
California College of the Arts
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Category: Educational Sites
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Hodo Soy Beanery
Hodo Soy Beanery
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Category: Factory Tours
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The Potomac
The Potomac
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Category: Historic Sites; Ships
Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidential yacht.
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Pan Theater
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Category: Theaters

Pan Theater brings improv theater to the East Bay with shows every Friday and Saturday. Pan is a community improv theater. Pan performers come from the local community and include... more »

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Temple Sinai
Temple Sinai
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Category: Religious Sites
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Oakland Floats
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Category: Spas
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Oakland Convention Center
Oakland Convention Center
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Category: Convention Centers
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